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Kruza · 10-13-2006, 01:10 PM

The Pistons looked kind of sloppy Tuesday night against the Heat when the teams played at Puerto Rico, but that's to be expected. Nazr Mohammed looked decent offensively, but I thought he fumble the ball in the post a bit much. Needless to say that was the knock on him when he played for the Spurs. That'll have to improve. He seems to have a jumper that's decent from the 10- to 15-feet range. His free throw shooting is not too bad either. Defensively, he did a solid job. He wasn't out of position often or didn't look like he didn't belong. He hit the boards well on both ends too.

I also liked how Jason Maxiell played. He frequently attacked the basket and does a good job of drawing fouls. He still has to work on his FT shooting, though it appears that his shooting form looks better. He's going to have to be one of the guys who step up now that Big Ben has moved on.

As Flip Saunders noted would happen, the Pistons played a lot of 2-3 zone during the course of the game. So far so good, but the guards defending up top have to do a better job of not allowing ballhandlers to penetrate the lane. But if the Pistons take care of this, and also don't get hurt too bad with opponents offensive rebounding, playing a lot of zone can be a really positive thing for the team. It's possible to get out on the break quicker playing zone defense than playing man-to-man.

The Pistons play the T'Wolves tonight. I'm looking forward to watching it.

Kruza

10-13-2006, 01:10 PM	#2
Kruza Mainstream Outlaw OVR: 39 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 6,285 Blog Entries: 1	Re: *Official Detroit Pistons 2006-07 Thread* The Pistons looked kind of sloppy Tuesday night against the Heat when the teams played at Puerto Rico, but that's to be expected. Nazr Mohammed looked decent offensively, but I thought he fumble the ball in the post a bit much. Needless to say that was the knock on him when he played for the Spurs. That'll have to improve. He seems to have a jumper that's decent from the 10- to 15-feet range. His free throw shooting is not too bad either. Defensively, he did a solid job. He wasn't out of position often or didn't look like he didn't belong. He hit the boards well on both ends too. I also liked how Jason Maxiell played. He frequently attacked the basket and does a good job of drawing fouls. He still has to work on his FT shooting, though it appears that his shooting form looks better. He's going to have to be one of the guys who step up now that Big Ben has moved on. As Flip Saunders noted would happen, the Pistons played a lot of 2-3 zone during the course of the game. So far so good, but the guards defending up top have to do a better job of not allowing ballhandlers to penetrate the lane. But if the Pistons take care of this, and also don't get hurt too bad with opponents offensive rebounding, playing a lot of zone can be a really positive thing for the team. It's possible to get out on the break quicker playing zone defense than playing man-to-man. The Pistons play the T'Wolves tonight. I'm looking forward to watching it. Kruza